Since cooking is always preceded by grocery shopping, this is where your culinary education begins.
* We’ll cover what you need to know to make the best choices — aisle by aisle — when it comes to buying fruit, vegetables, dairy, meat, eggs, grains, cooking fats, and packaged foods.
* This is NOT a class about calorie-counting or low-fat foods. Instead, a good food focusing on understanding keywords like sustainable, local, organic, grass-fed, humanely-raised, wild, GMO, and extra-virgin, which all tell a clearer story about the food we eat than its nutritional panel.
* A robust Q&A is included throughout the session, so everyone’s burning questions will be answered.
SNEAK PEEK
What will you learn? Browse the Top 10 Takeaways from this class.
JOIN US IN NYC
On occasion, we offer this seminar “live” at our SoHo cooking school. Check out the next date here!
BOOK a PRIVATE CLASS
To book a “lunch and learn” workshop for your private group, please email us at jennifer@homecookingny.com or call 917-803-6857.
Available virtually ($650) or in your NYC office ($800) for groups of all sizes. 60- or 90-minute format (your choice).
WHAT IS COVERED?
(each participant will receive a comprehensive informational packet + recipes at the start of the class)
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How to Shop for Produce.
Organic vs. conventional; what produce you should always buy organic; why small local farms are often better than “organic”; how do you store produce for the best shelf life?
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How to Shop for Meat + Eggs + Dairy.
Understanding the vast differences between your choices: grass-fed vs. corn-fed beef, pasture-raised vs. free-range chickens, commercial animal husbandry vs. small-scale, farmed fish vs. wild-caught. We’ll decipher all those terms and show you how to find the best-quality animal products in your supermarket.
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Good Fats vs. Bad Fats.
What fats and oils to buy, which to avoid, and why. How is skim milk made and why low-fat processed foods the wrong choice. How to choose a good-quality cooking oils.
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Understanding Food Labels.
How to read a package label: the nutritional information, the ingredients, and manufacturers’ claims. What are GMOs and why should I care?
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Eating Locally.
Why are local produce and locally-produce meats better for you and your community. What should you always buy at the farmer’s market vs. the supermarket.